U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Tuesday that its Harlingen, Texas, field office, working with law enforcement partners, arrested 238 illegal immigrants in a single-day operation that the agency said set a record for targeted arrests in the Rio Grande Valley.ICE said the arrests marked the highest number of targeted arrests in a single day for Enforcement and Removal Operations Harlingen.The June 18 operation resulted in the arrests of illegal immigrants with convictions including attempted kidnapping, sexual battery and drug possession, according to the agency.BIDEN JUDGE OVERRULED ON KEY TRUMP IMMIGRATION POLICYU.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested 238 illegal immigrants during a one-day enforcement operation in South Texas, the agency said.(Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)"The ICE mission continues to focus on enhancing public safety and restoring integrity to our nation’s immigration system," ICE Harlingen Field Office Director Juan Agudelo said in a statement."We will stop at nothing to keep our American communities safe by removing one criminal illegal alien at a time," he added.The arrests come as the Trump administration continues its crackdown on illegal immigration and seeks to remove criminal illegal immigrants from communities across the country.ABIGAIL SPANBERGER’S VIRGINIA A ‘HOTBED’ FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CRIME, DHS SAYS AFTER LATEST RAPE CHARGEManuel Morales-Geronimo, whom ICE identified as a Paisas gang member, was among 238 illegal immigrants arrested during a one-day enforcement operation in South Texas, according to the agency.
(U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement)Among those arrested was Manuel Morales-Geronimo, a Mexican national whom authorities identified as a Paisas gang member.Morales-Geronimo was previously convicted of assault causing bodily injury, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, driving while intoxicated, illegal entry into the United States...